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Glioblastoma multiforme of the cerebellum five decades after irradiation of a cerebellar tumor

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A 70-year-old woman is reported who had glioblastoma multiforme of the cerebellum 52 years after radiation therapy to a midline cerebellar tumor. Seven similar reported cases are reviewed. Dedifferentiation of astrocytoma to glioblastoma and the role of radiation therapy are discussed.

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  1. Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 111 East 210th Street, 10467, Bronx, New York, USA

    Hugh S. Wisoff & Josefina F. Llena

  2. Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 111 East 210th Street, 10467, Bronx, New York, USA

    Hugh S. Wisoff & Josefina F. Llena

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Wisoff, H.S., Llena, J.F. Glioblastoma multiforme of the cerebellum five decades after irradiation of a cerebellar tumor. J Neuro-Oncol 7, 339–344 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02147091

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